Tech Tools —2 min read
Rose bushes and story points

Gardening with a 1-year old takes a lot longer. How should this affect our estimates?

Tech Tools —1 min read
Git archaeology

"I never read git history" ... famous last words.

Business of DevOps —1 min read
When is software "done"?

"When will it be done?" they ask. "When can we stop paying developers to maintain this software?"

Agile Principles —2 min read
Optimal processes

Are you still held back by belief in the possibility of an optimal process?

Quality Engineering —2 min read
I just threw away a bunch of tests

I had failed to complete the "refactor" part of "red/green/refactor" several weeks ago, leaving me with some redundant tests that came back to bite me.

Tech Tools —2 min read
Database migration tips & tricks

A few "obvious" database migration tips that I've run into, that I guess may not always be so obvious.

Continuous Improvement —1 min read
Ideals

Don't let the perfect ideals be the enemy of progress.

Software Delivery —3 min read
How to handle long-running batch jobs during an upgrade

Two approaches to managing hours-long jobs with continuous deployment.

Software Delivery —2 min read
How to experiment with CD in a GitFlow environment

Can we experiment with continuous deployment without completely migrating away from GitFlow first? Here are a couple approaches.

Career Advice —3 min read
Mission: Impossile — Finding a Good Analogy

Not every company wants to hire a super star; also niching down can make you a star in your niche.

Hiring —2 min read
Does Tom Cruise still audition?

Asking Cruise to audition is likely a way to _not_ get him into your film. The same can be true for take-home coding challenges.